The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-15
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Interesting RccoIicrtiops OF the Young
People who Have Live la 10.

Prom Tue ~ LOUIS NCpuhllcnn.
OF the six earlier presidents, only Jcncr-
sons household comprised youngchildrcn,
aud these were his grandchildren. Madi.
son had no children; Monroe had two
grown daughters, II Of whom was mar.
ricd In the Whiic-housc. II In n notice.
able fact that three OF tho cnrlicr Prcsi.
dents Washington, Jefferson and Madi.
mi married widows; II In further notice.
able that while Washington and Madison
had no children, Jcfcnon and Monroe
had nosons. When John Quincy Adams be-
came President, the government wasncnrly
fifty years old, andn all Who had witnessed its
inception wcrc getting 10 bc we'll along In
life. lie wa well advanced la years when
lac entered upon hiH duties M chief magis-
tratc, and his two sons were grown. One
Of them WAS married In the Whitc-housc
Ia hiS cousin, Miss Johnson, aud the other
died shortly after.
President jackson hal no children, but
his wife hal many relations, and two III
her ncrhcvs wcr closely associated with
his public life. Andrew jackson Doncl.
ron and Andrew Jackson, IT,, lived with
their families In the White house during
the double administration, the eldest Mr.
Donclson being the Presidents priyat,
secretary. Mrs. Donclson's four childri
were all born In the White housc. and
their earliest manufacturers ar of thc east
ntom lcyecr, state dinners, and PROFESSIONS
Gcn. jackson made their christening &C
~casions IL great ceremony. lie was god.
lathcr 10 two oi thrm, Mr.. Van Buren, d
another, nni TIN. fuik oi the youngest,
Gen. Jackson was very fond Of ihcno littl'
ones, and took n grandiaiher's intcrrI
In all their gaInes and plays. When MOI
engaged Ia the evening, he Delighted a. X
into the family sitting.rooin, where III,
children Of Ms. Donclron and Of N,
adopted son 81 the President, Andruw
Jackson. IT,, were NJ play, ~rcgardlcs. 81
company. When their noinc became "a,
boirtcrous. hc would wave his long pip,
toward them. This warning was AWAY,
needed. and they would continue thcii
games IN morc subdued tones.
These facts, and the following incident
relative 20 child-lif Ia the Whitc-houac,
are taken from Ladies' ~ the White
house" q work In which arc detailed mlny
facts relative Ia the children Of presidents
A daughter ~ nm old Tennessee friend
~ President Jackson's was married ~ NJ,
Alphonsc de pagot, then secretary 10 III,
French legation, aud aftcrwnrl the Frncl
minister, IN the Mhitc.housc. A distin
guishcd company, including the diplo
matte corp~, the members ~ the Cabinet
aud many personal friends aud relatives.
WIS present. Mime. ragut's first chill
was a son, named after the President. tn,
little boy was chrisicncd In the White
house, aud this incident occurred In IN,
ccrmony: When the Rev. nr. Matthews
a%ddrS-ing the infant, after the custom o
his churh. pronounced the words, "An
drew Jackson, do YOU nou the dcyi
and al his worksg' tho President, 10 IN,
astonishmcnt Of all the company, rplic5
In q loud voice, ~ DO meet unduhit
ably" Dr. Matthews wuz scarcely all,
20 control his gravity, and notwithstanding
the solcmnity oi the occasion, was almos
overcome with amusement NJ the strlnR
contrtcmps. In relating this anccluic
hc always laughed immodcraicly.
Child life In the Mhitc-housc, M else
where, IL larrvly what parents make Il
There anc many opportunities for plcasut
In IL not Ia be had IN lees stately homes
but the children IT a Presidents iamil,
arr hcdgcd In 10y M unwrittcn sncinl cndl
which restricts their liberty while u ~
ats their personal Importance Whole
some, hearty children pr1fcr freedom a
action 10 social rccogniiion' and ha,0
been glad, In many instances 4
escape from the rcsirint Of The white
house aud have q good time clscwhcr
For some ycnfs after President Jackson
retirement thcrc vcrc no young people II
the executive mansion, President va
Buren, WIS n widowcr, and President llaI
rison, who lived but q month alter W. ~
nugnraiion, was an elderly man, Nio'
children had long been settled ~ ll'
Had he lived the Whitc-houso would nav
had no little people In II during nus ''tl
But the Vice President, who became 'hl'